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UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

CHRISTOPHER C. SHELBY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., 'ASSIGNOR TO THE GANFIELDRUBBER COMPANY.

STAND FOR EXHIBITING SCARFS, COLLARS, 86C.

"SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 349,529, datedSeptember 21, 1886. v

Application filed February 10, 1886. Serial No. 191,474. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, CHRISTOPHER O. SHEL- BY, of New York city, county,and State, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Standsfor Exhibiting Collars; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichv Figures 1 and 2 are views of various embodiments of my invention, andFig. 3' a view showing the manner in which the invention is applied.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures denote the sameparts.

My invention consists of an improved stand for the exhibition of scarfs,bows, neckties, collars, and other like articles in show-win- (lows andelsewhere, and in the construction and combinations of parts, which Iwill first describe, and then point out'particularly in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a suitable base-piece, made ofwood, metal, or other suitable material, but preferably of metal, tosecure the proper weight. Extending upward from the base is a rod orwire, B, upon the upper end of which is secured in any suitable manner aclasp, O.

For holding an article like a collar, for instance, which requires to besupported at more than one place, I employ in connection with the standproper an additional stay, D, which preferably consists of a wire loopedat its lower end, (1', around the main rod or wire B, and provided atits upper end either with a clasp, E, similar to the clasp O, as shownin Fig. 2, or with a catch or clasp, F, such as represented in Fig. 3,formed by bending the wire back on itself, forming a loop which mayserve as a support for the forward end of any article-a collar, forinstance; or, if desired, the bent loop may be of spring metal, and thevends bent in close together, so as to grasp the article tightly. A loop,cl, at the lower end of the stay-wire D-is preferably connected looselyto the wire B, so as to permit the staywire to be moved up and down tothe position desired. When the forward part of an articlesuch as acollar, for exampleis held by the clasp O, and the rear part of the sameby the clasp E or F on the stay-wire, the staywire can be adjusted up ordown until the proper position is reached to display the article to thebest advantage, the stay-wire remainingstationary whenever adjusted.WVhere the weight of the article exhibited might tend to cause the standto fall over, the main wire or rod B may be inclinedforward from apoint,

1), near the base, so as to throw the center ofgravity of the articlebetween the main wire and stay and within the base, and thus maintainthe article in position.

By means of my improved stands the various articles above mentioned, aswell as numberless other ones,can be exhibited to the best advantagewith convenience and with trifling expense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new 1. Thecombination,with the base and the main rod or wire secured thereto andhaving the clasp at its upper end, of the stay-wire and its claspmounted upon the main rod or wire, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the base and the main rod or wire securedthereto and having the clasp, of the stay-wire adjustable upon the mainwire and having the clasp at its upper end, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the base, of the main wire inclined outward ator near the base and having the clasp upon its end, with the stay-wireand its clasp, substantially as described.

- CHRISTOPHER O. SHELBY.

Witnesses:

D. M. BALDWIN, JAMES S. STEARNs.

